Supra vs Super - What's the difference?
supra | super |
(legal) Used to indicate that the current citation is from the same source as the previous one.
Of excellent quality, superfine.
better than average, better than usual; wonderful.
(informal) Very; extremely (used like the prefix super- ).
(informal, Northeastern US) Abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".
(Australia, New Zealand, informal, uncountable) Short form of superannuation, the Australian/New Zealand retirement benefits or pension scheme.
(beekeeping) An empty box placed above the existing boxes of the beehive in order to allow the colony to expand or store additional honey.
(beekeeping) To add or to place a atop the existing boxes of the beehive.
* 1917 Dadant, C. P., First Lessons in Beekeeping ; revised & rewritten edition, 1968, by M. G. Dadant and J. C. Dadant, p 73:
(theatre) Someone outside the normal company, but appearing on stage with no lines to speak.
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Super is a derived term of supra.
As adverbs the difference between supra and super
is that supra is used to indicate that the current citation is from the same source as the previous one while super is very; extremely (used like the prefix super-).As nouns the difference between supra and super
is that supra is a traditional Georgian feast while super is abbreviation of superintendent in the sense of a building's resident manager, sometimes clarified as "building super".As an adjective super is
of excellent quality, superfine.As a verb super is
to add or to place a super atop the existing boxes of the beehive.supra
English
Etymology 1
(etyl)Adverb
(-)Antonyms
* infraSee also
* super]] - [[sub-, subEtymology 2
From (etyl)super
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(-)Synonyms
* (better) awesome, excellentDerived terms
* super-duper * supercuntAdverb
(-)- The party was super awesome.
Etymology 2
From (superintendent)Noun
(en noun)Etymology 3
From (superannuation)Noun
(en-noun)- Jane looked forward to collecting a large super payout when she retired.
Etymology 4
Shortened form of (superhive).Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (beekeeping) dupletAntonyms
* (beekeeping) nadirVerb
(en verb)- The question is: when is the best time to super ?
Etymology 5
Shortened form of (superhero).Etymology 6
Shortened form of (supernumerary).Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks.}}
